On Wed, 16 Nov 2005 19:33:51 GMT, "John.Gotwals"
wrote:
resonated by a variable capacitor in series with the top pipe section.

Hi John,

The bottom would seem to be far more accessible and you should loop
feed the entire antenna (a loop inside the loop, that is) - Reg has
many times pointed out this matter of simplicity solves many
headaches.

73's
Richard Clark, KB7QHC